Knockdown trunk



(No Model.)

M. GREEN. KNOCKDOWN TRUNK.

No. 436,657. Patented Sept. 16, 1890,

INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONROE GREEN, OF BROOKLYN, NElV YORK.

KNOCKDOWN TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,657, dated September 16, 1890.

Application filed June 18, 1890. Serial No. 355,851. (No model.)

to the bottom and the other extending up- I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MONROE GREEN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Knockdown Trunk, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in knockdown trunks, and the object of my invention is to produce a trunk that may be quickly and easily taken apart that it may be packed into a small compass, that may be as quickly put together, and that will be as strong as if the parts were permanently fastened together in the usual manner.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the same with the top and one side removed to show the manner in which the parts are joined together; Fig. 3, an inverted perspective view with the bottom and one side removed to show the manner in which the top or cover is attached to the sides and ends, and Fig. 4 is a broken detail sectional view of one of the end pieces, showing the packing on the upper edge thereof.

The trunk A is rectangular in form, but may be made of any desired size and of anysuitable material. The trunk comprises the bottom A, the side pieces A of the same length as the bottom, the end pieces A of the same width as the bottom and of the same height as the side pieces, and the top or cover A of the same size as the bottom. The abovenamed parts are all provided with beveled edges a, all the edges being beveled to the same angle so that the parts will fit closely together, and when united will be much stronger than they otherwise would. The front edge a of the cover may be left square, however, and the top edge of the abutting side piece may be square also tocorrespond therewith.

The bottom A is provided upon its upper surface and upon opposite sides with angle plates a said plates having one member fixed wardly at rightangles to the same, and fixed to the opposite ends of the bottom are keepers a adapted to receive the angle-plates (t on the end pieces A 'The siC e pieces A are provided upon their inner surfaces with keepers a to receive the angle-plates a of the bottom A, and near the top with angle-plates a to engage the keepers of the top A. The side pieces are also provided near their lower-corners with angleplates ta to engage the keepers a of the end pieces A and near their upper corners with keepers a to engage the angle-plates a of the end pieces. The keepers a are open on one end, and are adapted to permit the angleplates to slide therefrom, as described below.

The end pieces have angle-plates a near their lower edges to engage the keepers a on the bottom, and have also near each lower corner a keeper a to engage the angle-plates on the side pieces. The end pieces have also an gle-plates a near their upper corners to engage the keepers a on the side pieces, andkeepers a near their upper edges to engage the angle-plates a on the top A*. on the side pieces open downwardly, and the similar keepers near the bottom of the end pieces open upwardly, so that it is necessary to remove the side pieces before removing the end pieces.

The top or cover A has upon its inner surface near the back edge keepers 0. to engage the angle-plates of the side piece, and has angle plates a near the ends to engage the keeper a near the upper edges of the end pieces. The trunk is also provided with a suitable look I) to hold the top in place and thus prevent the removal of the other parts.

A suitable packing 0, preferably of rubber, is inserted around the upper edge of the trunk between the cover and the sides and ends, so as to form a water-tight joint, and if desired all the joints of the trunk may be packed.

The arrangement of the angle-plates and keepers is not arbitrary, and they may be attached in other ways, the object of the plates and keepers being to hold the parts of the trunk together and to act as braces for the same, and at the same time permit the trunk to be easily taken apart.

As shown in the drawings, the end pieces A The keepers a 7 are attached to the bottom by slipping one member of the angle-plates on the end pieces beneath the keepers on the bottom. The side pieces A are next slipped downwardly into place, the keepers a slipping over the angleplates a on the bottom, the angle-plates near the lower corners of the side pieces entering the keepers a near the lower corners of the end pieces, and the keepers a at the upper corners of the side pieces engaging the angleplates at the upper corners of the end pieces. The cover A is then slipped into place and the trunk may be locked.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trunk may be easily taken apart and will thus occupy but little space.

The trunk may be provided with trays in the usual manner.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A knockdown trunk consisting in the bottom A, having angle-irons a a at its opposite side edges and transverse end keepers a the ends A having inwardly-projecting angle irons or atthe lower edge entering the keep-v ers a inwardly-projecting angle-irons a at their upper corners, and the transverse open keepers a at their upper edges, the sides A having vertical open keepers a at their lower edges receiving the angle-irons a on bottom A, downwardly-opening end keepers a receiving the upper corner angle-irons of the ends A and angle-irons a entering the upwardly-opening keepers a on the said ends A and the inwardly-projecting angleirons a at the upper edge of the rear side of the trunk, and the cover A having longitudinally-extendingkeepers a at its rear edge receivingthe last-named an gle-irons, and end angle-irons a entering the open keepers a at the upper edges of the ends A and a look at b to secure the front edge of the cover to the upper edge of the front side of the trunk, substantially as set forth.

MONROE GREEN.

Witnesses:

HENRY D. EAMES, JOHN B. HIGGINS. 

